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Year 5 mathematics lesson plans (national curriculum)

Every Year 5 mathematics statement from the national curriculum programme of study, grouped by strand. Choose "Plan this" and Heapso plans a lesson that covers it.

Number - number and place value

  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-001

    read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000 and determine the value of each digit

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-002

    count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-003

    interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through 0

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-004

    round any number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-005

    solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-006

    read Roman numerals to 1,000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals

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Number - addition and subtraction

  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-007

    add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits, including using formal written methods (columnar addition and subtraction)

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-008

    add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-009

    use rounding to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, levels of accuracy

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-010

    solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why

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Number - multiplication and division

  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-011

    identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number, and common factors of 2 numbers

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-012

    know and use the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors and composite (non-prime) numbers

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-013

    establish whether a number up to 100 is prime and recall prime numbers up to 19

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-014

    multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one- or two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for two-digit numbers

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-015

    multiply and divide numbers mentally, drawing upon known facts

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-016

    divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division and interpret remainders appropriately for the context

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-017

    multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-018

    recognise and use square numbers and cube numbers, and the notation for squared (²) and cubed (³)

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-019

    solve problems involving multiplication and division, including using their knowledge of factors and multiples, squares and cubes

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-020

    solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these, including understanding the meaning of the equals sign

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-021

    solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling by simple fractions and problems involving simple rates

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Number - fractions (including decimals and percentages)

  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-022

    compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-023

    identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-024

    recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements > 1 as a mixed number [for example, [Fraction:2/5]+[Fraction:4/5] = [Fraction:6/5] = 1 [Fraction:1/5] ]

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-025

    add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, and denominators that are multiples of the same number

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-026

    multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-027

    read and write decimal numbers as fractions [for example, 0.71 = [Fraction:71/100] ]

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-028

    recognise and use thousandths and relate them to tenths, hundredths and decimal equivalents

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-029

    round decimals with 2 decimal places to the nearest whole number and to 1 decimal place

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-030

    read, write, order and compare numbers with up to 3 decimal places

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-031

    solve problems involving number up to 3 decimal places

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-032

    recognise the per cent symbol (%) and understand that per cent relates to ‘number of parts per 100’, and write percentages as a fraction with denominator 100, and as a decimal fraction

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-033

    solve problems which require knowing percentage and decimal equivalents of [Fraction:1/2], [Fraction:1/4], [Fraction:1/5], [Fraction:2/5], [Fraction:4/5] and those fractions with a denominator of a multiple of 10 or 25

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Measurement

  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-034

    convert between different units of metric measure [for example, kilometre and metre; centimetre and metre; centimetre and millimetre; gram and kilogram; litre and millilitre]

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-035

    understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units such as inches, pounds and pints

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-036

    measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes in centimetres and metres

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-037

    calculate and compare the area of rectangles (including squares), including using standard units, square centimetres (cm²) and square metres (m²), and estimate the area of irregular shapes

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-038

    estimate volume [for example, using 1 cm³ blocks to build cuboids (including cubes)] and capacity [for example, using water]

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-039

    solve problems involving converting between units of time

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-040

    use all four operations to solve problems involving measure [for example, length, mass, volume, money] using decimal notation, including scaling

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Geometry - properties of shapes

  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-041

    identify 3-D shapes, including cubes and other cuboids, from 2-D representations

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-042

    know angles are measured in degrees: estimate and compare acute, obtuse and reflex angles

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-043

    draw given angles, and measure them in degrees (°)

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-044

    identify:

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-044.1

    angles at a point and 1 whole turn (total 360°)

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-044.2

    angles at a point on a straight line and half a turn (total 180°)

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-044.3

    other multiples of 90°

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-044.4

    use the properties of rectangles to deduce related facts and find missing lengths and angles

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-044.5

    distinguish between regular and irregular polygons based on reasoning about equal sides and angles

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Geometry - position and direction

  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-045

    identify, describe and represent the position of a shape following a reflection or translation, using the appropriate language, and know that the shape has not changed

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Statistics

  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-046

    solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in a line graph

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  • ENG-NC-MA-Y5-047

    complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables

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Questions teachers ask

What do pupils learn in Year 5 mathematics?
The national curriculum has 52 statutory mathematics statements for Year 5. They are listed on this page by strand, each with a code.
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education, National curriculum in England (2013, updated 2014–2021). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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